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Collaborations:
- The Qualitative Election Study of Britain
- GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
- University of Dundee
- University of Bristol
- De Montfort University
- Bristol Civic Leadership Project
Research staff:
- governance
- local government
- councillors
- political leadership
- democracy
- Liberal Democrats
- Qualitative Methods
- quangos
- Elections
- Public Governance
- Education Governance
- Digital Democracy
Teaching staff:
- Qualifications:BA, MRes, PhD, AFHEA
- Position:Senior Lecturer in Politics
- Department:HAS - Health and Social Sciences
- Telephone:+4411732 86051
- Email:Thom.Oliver@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
Senior Lecturer in Politics
My principal research interests encompass aspects of governance, representation and accountability in a broad range of organisations (political, non governmental and third sector).
I am active in the Social Science Research Group and a member of the Global Security and Human Rights theme.
I also work across other domains including:
- Regional, City and Local Government and Governance
- Public Governance (Education, Health and Politics)
- Democratic Theory
- Organisational Sensemaking
- Qualitative Research Methods (In particular: Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis)
- Qualitative Electoral Studies
- Political Leadership (City Leadership/Elected Mayors)
- Liberal Democrats.
- Digital Democracy
Along with Dr Kristi Winters, Dr Edzia Carvalho, and Dr Nora Siklodi, I am a co-investigator for the
Qualitative Election Study of Britain. In recent years the study has been funded by the British Academy, Carnegie Foundation and UK Data Archive.
I am part of the Bristol Civic Leadership Project with Professor Robin Hambleton and Dr David Sweeting. The project has secured funding from the ESRC (Impact Accelerator).
I am part of the UK research team for the ongoing Municipal Assemblies in European Local Governance in Change (MAELG) study, a cross European comparative study on the role of Councillors.
I am currently convenor of the
Liberals and Liberalism Specialist Group and joint founder and convenor of the Qualitative Research Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association.
Area of expertise
Research Bidding, Planning Research, Funding Searches, Collaborative Bidding, Data Management, Building your Research Profile, Social Media.
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